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Six people, including four Americans, died when a gas explosion collapsed a building in Athens' Plaka district on Sept. 25. The victims included a newlywed couple, the bride's brother, and his pregnant wife. Greek investigators suspect a gas leak triggered the blast, which also killed a British man and his Greek wife. The Americans had checked in for their return flight to the US but failed to arrive at the airport.
A gas explosion on Friday collapsed a two-story building in Athens, Greece, killing six people, including four Americans. Rescuers recovered the bodies on Saturday, and authorities confirmed the blast was caused by a gas leak.
A gas explosion in Athens' Plaka district on Friday killed six people, including four American tourists, after a residential building collapsed. The victims included an elderly British-Greek couple and four Americans who were preparing to depart for the US. Two others were injured in an adjacent building. Authorities confirmed the blast was caused by a gas leak, while local residents had previously warned about infrastructure risks in the area.
At least 21 people were killed, including eight children, when a war-damaged six-story building in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa collapsed after being tilted by an Israeli strike more than a year ago; rescuers faced delays due to equipment shortages, with UN and Egyptian teams assisting and displaced families having lived inside. UN officials warned about roughly 400 other war-damaged buildings at imminent risk of collapse ahead of winter, prompting calls for heavy machinery, tents and relief supplies to shelter those displaced.
A building in Gaza City collapsed, killing 21 people as rescue crews searched the rubble. The incident occurred within the broader, long-running Israel-Hamas conflict, which has produced substantial casualties in Gaza and drawn international attention.
More than 20 people, including several children, were killed when a war-damaged six-story building in Gaza City collapsed early Wednesday, with around 100 people feared trapped beneath the rubble. Rescue crews are still at the site as authorities warn of possible further collapses. The incident underscores Gaza’s devastation amid ongoing airstrikes and border controls, with the UN noting about 80% of structures damaged or destroyed and roughly 1.9 million people displaced since the war began.
A collapsed multi-storey building in Gaza City, housing displaced families after it was weakened by prior Israeli strikes, killed at least 16 people including five children, with many more feared trapped under the rubble. Rescue crews, hampered by a lack of heavy machinery and difficult conditions, continued searching as UN and Egyptian relief agencies joined the effort. The incident highlights the ongoing risk to civilians in Gaza amid ongoing strikes and widespread damage to housing stock.
A six-story residential building in Gaza City collapsed after war damage, killing at least 20 Palestinians, including five children, and leaving nearly 100 people under the rubble. Rescue teams faced equipment shortages and restrictions on heavy machinery, hampered by ongoing fighting as they worked to reach survivors.
Rescue teams are combing through the debris of a five‑story boys’ hostel in Satya Niketan, New Delhi, after a collapse near a Delhi University campus, as authorities report a rising death toll and ongoing efforts to reach those trapped.
A 50-year-old building near Delhi University, converted into a paying-guest hostel, collapsed during basement construction after two days of rain and waterlogging. At least six people were killed and several were injured; 11 people were rescued, including two labourers, one of whom died. The owner had renovated the dilapidated structure to cash in on demand, and authorities have registered a case against him, highlighting unregulated conversions and safety neglect.
In Delhi, dozens are feared trapped after a building collapse, while protester Mohammad Junaid, nicknamed 'cockroach', says he was unlawfully detained over protests and has taken the matter to court.
In Angeles City, near Manila, authorities ended a two-day search for 16 people missing after a nine-storey under-construction building collapsed onto a nearby hotel, killing at least four people including a Malaysian national and two construction workers; officials say there are no signs of life beneath the rubble and have shifted to recovery.
Rescuers in Angeles City, Philippines, continue to search for survivors after a nine-story building under construction collapsed, trapping more than 20 people; five were confirmed trapped and 18 more feared beneath the rubble, bringing the estimated total to 23, while 24 people were rescued and no deaths reported, as investigators probe the cause and debris hampers the effort.
Two adjoining buildings collapsed in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, killing at least six people and wounding seven, as rescue teams and residents search the rubble; authorities pledged emergency readiness and housing aid for evacuees.
A two-story building in Soweto, South Africa, collapsed, resulting in three deaths including a one-year-old child, and injuring three others who are receiving hospital treatment. The incident is under investigation.